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If you're looking for something to go into your signature, a Banner, Image or Trainer Card. If you want one, then head over to the Fan Art Request Forum, where there are numerous 'shops' where people will gladly make you one. If you want Pokemon Sprites, then check the Avatar list and get the pictures from there. How to do so is explained above.

If you're adding things to your signature that you have made yourself, then be sure the read, understand and follow the Signature Rules. If you don't, you may find your signature is removed by one of the mods.

Trainer Cards

A lot of people aren't realising that they need to go to the Fan Art section for Trainer Cards, so a basic tutorial for making one has been made to go here.

The collection of backgrounds from Fire Red and Leaf green can be found on this link:

If you need any further information, help or guidance with your trainer card, then you must ask in the fan Art forum, not here.

Custom Avatars

You may see some members with Custom Avatars. They are moderators who have earned the right to have them. Normal members are not permitted to have Custom Avatars due to the bandwidth that would be taken up by 8,000+ members uploading their own images.

There is a wide array of avatars available for use, and, if you have a fast enough connection, they can ALL be viewed here.

User Titles FAQ

Here is a list of all the User Titles currently on SPP. In order to advance to the next level, you must meet the required Post Count quota listed to the right of each User Title...just remember do not SPAM to get them:

Unverified Account: 0
There is no Image until your account is fully verified.

Beginning Trainer: Verified

Boulder Trainer: 20

Cascade Trainer: 40

Thunder Trainer: 60

Rainbow Trainer: 80

Marsh Trainer: 100

Soul Trainer: 120

Volcano Trainer: 140

Earth Trainer: 160

Indigo Champion: 170

Coral Eye Trainer: 180

Sea Ruby Trainer: 195

Spikeshell Trainer: 210

Jade Star Trainer: 225

Orange Champion: 250

Zephyr Trainer: 280

Hive Trainer: 310

Plain Trainer: 340

Fog Trainer: 370

Storm Trainer: 400

Mineral Trainer: 430

Glacier Trainer: 460

Rising Trainer: 490

Johto Champion: 550

Stone Trainer: 600

Knuckle Trainer: 650

Dynamo Trainer: 700

Normal Coordinator: 750

Heat Trainer: 800

Balance Trainer: 850

Super Coordinator: 900

Feather Trainer: 950

Mind Trainer :1000

Hyper Coordinator: 1050

Rain Trainer: 1100

Master Coordinator: 1200

Hoenn Champion: 1300

Legendary Pokémon Coordinator: 1450

Battle Dome Champion: 1600

Battle Pike Champion: 1700

Battle Factory Champion: 1800

Battle Arena Champion: 1900

Master Pokémon Breeder: 2000

Battle Pyramid Champion: 2100

Battle Hut Champion: 2200

Battle Tower Champion: 2300

Pokémon Snag Master: 2500

Supreme Battle Frontier Champion: 2600

Coal Trainer: 3000

Forest Trainer: 3200

Cobal Trainer: 3400

Fen Trainer: 3600

Relic Trainer: 3800

Mine Trainer: 4000

Glacier Trainer: 4200

Beacon Trainer: 4400

Sinnoh Tower Champion: 4600

Sinnoh Champion: 4800

Link Master: 5250

Master Pokémon Ranger: 5500

Lucario Rank Rescue Team: 5750

Pokémon Champion: 6000

You can also have a Custom User Title. To do so, just enter the User CP and choose Edit Profile. On the page you'll find this:

Just add what title you want, and next thing you know, it's appearing beneath your name in every post. If you want to go back to the ranks, then just check the 'Reset' box, and save again.

Forums Posts that don't count

Although Post Count is not displayed, it still exists. There are some forums however, which will not count your posts. These forums are the ones that get more than the average amount of replies and the count has been removed to prevent people getting high counts quickly.

A lot of people wonder how you become a mod on the forums. Well this little FAQ should answer your questions.

Don't Ask. The most important of all points and it's first on the list. Don't post about it, don't send PM's about it, and don't talk about it in the chatroom. If you're asking about it, then you most likely don't have the necessary qualities required of a mod.

Know the Rules. In the forums you frequent there are set rules that you should know. Not only that, but there's the overall forum rules. It says a lot about the person if they break basic rules, and a mod shouldn't be breaking the simple things.

Have the skills. Do you have something to contribute to the forums? If you do, then you'll be considered to be in the ranks above the regulars. It doesn't make you better than them, it just means that you have something to offer that's new, exciting or useful. It will let others know that you have skills that make you stand out.

Know the current situation. Look around, and check out how many mods there are at the moment. There's a lot of them at the moment, and new ones are only appointed when they are required.

Be patient. Nobody is saying you wont ever be modded. You might, the future is never certain, but don't expect it. You might think you're modding material, but it's not your decision to make. Be a good member and do the best you can to help. Don't forget that you're here primarily to have fun.

Logging out Difficulties

If you're having difficulties logging out, then you need to clear your cache of Cookies. These are files that are stored whenever you visit a website, and remember the things you have done, such as logging in. The easiest way around this is to clear all your Cookies. If you want to be more specific and only delete cookies for these forums, then make your way to the Log-out topic located here.

For Internet Explorer Users:

Go to Tools and then Internet Options

Scroll to Cookies and choose 'Delete All Cookies'

For Fire Fox users:

Go to Tools and then Options

Go to Privacy and then scroll to Cookies and click 'Clear'

For Mac Safari users:

Go to Safari (on the men bar) and then Preferences

Go to Security and then Show Cookies

Choose 'Remove All'

If there are any browsers that are not listed here but used by members, please PM me (RaZoRLeAf) with basic details of how to clear ALL cookies, so that they can be added here.

What is SPAM?

What is SPAM?
SPAM basically stands for Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages, though there are numerous other abbreviations they are all based around the one same point. SPAM is everywhere, and it continues to litter the forum every day.

Why is SPAM wrong?
Well for starters, it gets in the way of the regular posts. It's short and pointless so there's no need for it to be there and it's taking up space. It's annoying, and people have to scroll past it it to get to what they want to see.

Why shouldn't I SPAM?
The number one reason why you shouldn't, is that it's against the rules. SPAM is also a sign of a lower class. You can fast become known as a 'Spammer' and your reputation will drop.

How do I know if i'm making SPAM or not?
Ask yourself some questions while you look over your posts.

Can others read it?

Is what you are typing straight to the point, or is it littered with things that distract the reader from what you are trying to say? Things like bad grammar and replacing words with letters or numbers. Smilies are very distracting too, and shouldn't be used unless necessary. For example:

i LUV p0k3m0n!!! i r t3h 1337 p0k3m0n m4zt3r

Are you replying to SPAM?

If you see SPAM, and you reply to it, with the intent to say it is SPAM, then you too are Spamming. This in turn relates to a topic that need closing. For example:

This is SPAM and should be closed.

Is it in the right place?

If you decide to put an RPG in a game forum, then you have Spammed. It's in totally the wrong forum and will attract the wrong posts. It will likely have people saying it's in the wrong forum and it should be closed. Your topic will gather more and more SPAM until a mod closes it. In most cases a mod will catch it and move it to the correct forum, but you should be careful that you are posting things in the correct forum first.

Are you repeating things?

If someone asks a question that you know the answer too, you will probably reply to answer. Check first that nobody has already answered it. Reply with a repeat of an answer is SPAM. An exception to this, is if you can answer with more detail. For example:

Thunderbolt is a TM available in the Game Corner

Thunderbolt is in the Game Corner. It can be bought for about 4000 coins.

Does it have a point?

Look at the topic, the first post and the other replies. Now check your reply and see if it has relevance to the subject under discussion. If the topic isn't pokemon related and you have replied with "Shedinja is my favourite pokemon", then your reply is SPAM. Make sure you are on topic.

Have you just posted?

Look at the last poster in the topic. If it's you, then don't reply again. This is considered Double Posting. If you have forgotten something, or wish to add more to your reply, there is an Edit button you can use to add more to your existing post.

The Edit Button:

This also includes replying in order to 'bump' a topic up. Replying to a topic puts it first on the forum page. If your topic hasn't had any replies yet, or it has and it's just sunk down the page a little, bumping is not an excuse for getting more replies. If the topic is more than a few weeks old, regardless of who the last poster was, do not bump the topic in order to revive it.

How long has passed since someone replied to your last post?

Are you replying to a post made only a few minutes ago or are you having a short conversation with a member? Don't. The forums are not a chat room. If you want to talk to a member use Private Messages not topics. Don't hang around a topic refreshing so that you can reply straight away.

For Fan Art and Fanfiction:

Are you rating the fic?

If you have replied with something that only gives a rating out of 10 and nothing more it is SPAM. Unless you intend to offer criticism to aid the artist or writer, or tell them what you like, your rating alone isn't going to help them. For example:

This picture is 8/10!

For RPG and Fanfiction:

Is your post of a good length?

Both these forums require more than the average post length. If you are writing an RPG or replying to one, or writing a fanfic, then they must be of adequate length. Anything less is considered to be SPAM. You can find out more details by reading the rules of these forums.

What are the consequences for Spamming?
Punishment is based on the severity of the SPAM, but it will follow these basic steps.

You will be warned, most likely in the topic itself or via private Message from a Moderator.

The more warnings you receive the higher the chance is you will be banned.

If you are banned it will likely be temporary. It';s length will vary on the severity or amount of SPAM.

You may be permanently banned if you continue to SPAM, or your SPAM has gone beyond just Stupid, Pointless and Annoying.

Official Dictionary of Terms

General and Chat Terms

OMG - Oh My GodOMFG - Oh My Fucking God

WTF - What The FuckSTFU - Shut The Fuck Up

BS - Bull Shit

AFK - Away From KeyboardBRB - Be Right BackBBS - Be Back SoonBBL - Be Back LaterBBT - Be Back TomorrowBBW - Be Back WheneverG2G - Got To Go

WB - Welcome Back

IC - I SeeIIRC - If I Recall CorrectlyBTW - By The WayNM - Never MindIRL - In Real LifeJK - Joking or Just Kidding

Newbie / Newb - A new person.n00b - A person who fails to follow rules, acts disrespectfully to other members or is immature

Reg - A Regular forum member. Someone who is seen to be posting often.Vet - A veteran forum member. Someone who has been at the forum since the start.

Sig - SignatureAvy - Avatar

Stickie / Sticky - A topic that is 'stuck' at the top of the forum. Usually contains important information.

Troll - Someone who flames or spams incessantly with no regard for rules

Bumping - Replying to an old topic that is more than a month old. Alternativly, replying to a topic for no reason other than to 'bump' it back to the first page. Neither of these instances are allowed.

RPG - Role Playing GameRPGer - A person who takes part in Role Playing Games

Twink - A person who's character is invincible, unbeatable or more important that anything else. An immature RPGerGodmodding - Portraying the character as unbeatablePower Playing - Portraying the character as unbeatable

LSU - Late Sign UpsOOC - Out of CharacterIC / BIC - In Character / Back in CharacterNPC - Non-Participating Character

Bunnying - Taking control of another person's character and making them act unnaturally.

Game Master - The owner or person running an RPG

Fanfic

Fanfic - Fan Fiction.Fic - An article of Fan Fiction

AAML - Ash And Misty Love. Ash x Misty Shipping

JAJL - Jessie And James Love. A Jessie x James Shipping

PWP - Plot What Plot?

POV - Point Of View

AU - Alternate Universe

Lemon - A fic with strong explicit sexual themes. FORBIDDEN at this forumLime - A fic with with strong sexual themes.

Journey Fic - A story revolving around a character on a Pokemon Journey

Canon - Official recognition of a seriesFanon - Fan belief of a series, unconfirmed by by Canon or official sources.Jossed - Fanon disproved by an official source or Canon.

Sweeper - A Pokemon meant to finish off weak pokemon quicklyPhysical Sweeper - A Pokemon that specialises in mostly physical attacksSpecial Sweeper - A Pokemon that specialises in mostly special attacks

Tank - A pokemon with high attack or defence. Difficult to take down.

Lati_s / Lati@s - Can mean either Latios or Latias

Japanese Words

Baka - StupidGaki - BratKawaii - Cute

-chan - A suffix showing friendly affection between the user and named person.-kun - A suffix showing affection between the user and named person.-sama - A suffix showing great respect between the user and named person.

Make the IMG tags as usual, then around those put the URL link as you normally would.

Result

Frequently Asked Questions

There's a plus (+) sign beside my name/someone's name on the 'Currently Active users' list. What is it?

People with a + beside their name, are people you have added to your Private Message Buddy list. If you see one beside your own name, then you've added yourself.

There are people on the list with a red +. This means they are a Moderator+.

How do I Subscribe to a post?

When you reply to a thread, the option to Subscribe is just below the reply box. You can also choose it from the Thread Tools drop down menu when viewing the topic itself.

Do I need permission for a topic?

Some forums do require Mod permission for a topic. These include Clubs, Games and Face-Off. You do not need to ask permission to post an RPG Sign Up, despite the wording of the forum description.

If you are unsure as to where a topic belongs, PM a Moderator of the forum you think it belongs in and they will help you or guide you to the right place.

How do I report a post/thread?

Click this button: to open a window where you can report the specific post. Give a good reason as to why you have reported it, because inadequate reasons will earn you a warning in return. If you are reporting the whole topic, then say this in your reasoning.

Alternatively, some Mods prefer to have reports sent to them in Private Messages. I Will try to find out who those Mods are so that a list can be made here.

What are Referrals?

When someone joins the forums they can say if they have been referred here by someone. If a joining member puts forward your user name, then you gain a referral from that person.

How do Mods want to be contacted?

Some mods prefer different methods for being informed of topics breaking the rules. This is so far an incomplete list of what some mods prefer.

Mods+ can do the same things like mods, but they can also ban members and edit their sigs in the forums they moderate.

Super Moderators can do the same things mods+ can in every forum.

Admins can do everthing here: edit the forums, edit the members, create styles and a lot of other stuff through the AdminCP.

Invisible Mode Difficulties

If you are having trouble turning the invisible mode off, switch your skin. Uncheck the box and click "Save Changes." If that fails to work, clear your cookies and cache, and try again. You may have to switch skins after clearing your cookies and cache.

Make sure you know where your image is on your computer, so you can find it. With the image host page loaded (in this case Imageshack), click Choose File. Find the file and choose ok. Now click Host It! and wait for the file to be uploaded.

3. Get your URL

The next page that loads will have a list of links. One should read 'URL'. That is the direct link to your image. Use that with image tags (check this FAQ for help) to put your image into a post.

Text size can go higher, but you will rarely need text size larger than 4. Please do not abuse the size code.

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Fonts will only show up if they are presented on the computer of the person viewing them. Standard fonts like Times new Roman, Courier, Arial, etc. They should be standard on most if not all computers.

If you are seeing your private message inbox read Unread: 65535, then please take note of these very simple instructions:

IGNORE IT! IT'S JUST A GLITCH!

How can I change the forum Style?

The quickest way you can do this is to scroll the forums down to the very bottom. In the lower left of the screen is a bar that reads your current style:

Just click on that to bring up the list, and choose what you want from there.

Alternatively, head into your User CP and chooseEdit Options. At the bottom you'll see the same menu.

Just change it on the list and hit Save Changes

What Styles can I choose from?

Serebii.net V9.0

Emerald

Serebii.net V7.0

Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald

Fire Red & Leaf Green

Gold, Silver & Crystal

Red, Blue & Yellow

Diamond & Pearl

Colosseum & XD

Pichu Bros!

Pokémon Channel

Bug Type

Dark Type

Dragon Type

Electric Type

Fighting Type

Fire Type

Flying Type

Ghost Type

Grass Type

Ground Type

Ice Type

Normal Type

Posion Type

Psychic Type

Rock Type

Steel Type

Water Type

Beauty Type

Cool Type

Cute Type

Default Style

Happy Style

What is this icon?

On the Main Forum List

- Click on this to hide the section of forums it represents. The forums will not appear, and this setting will be remembered the next time you visit.

- The inverted form of the above icon, clicking this will show the previously hidden section.

- Go to the last (newest) post in the topic shown.

On the Sub Forum List

- Click this to create a new topic

- The topic in question is rated 1 star - The topic in question is rated 2 stars - The topic in question is rated 3 stars - The topic in question is rated 4 stars - The topic in question is rated 5 stars

On the Topic page

- Click this to reply to a topic

- This replaces the above image when a topic is closed. You can no longer reply to the topic.

- This will only appear for your own posts. Use it to Edit the content of them or delete them.

- Quote the post in question. You will be directed to a Reply page, where the quoted post will appear in the reply box.

- You will be redirected to the Quick Reply box at the bottom of the screen.

- The Report Button. Use it to send a report to the mods, about the post in question.

idk where to go to make a trainer card that fits on this thing...can osme1 please help me?

70% of the Serebii population uses ultra powerful legendaries (also known as ubers) in their teams.
If you are one of the 30% that thinks outside the box and doesn't use ubers, copy and paste
this into your signature! (Started by SapphireL)

Now that your total amount of posts are clearly labeled in your Public Profile, wouldn't it be better just to remove the original instructions on finding your post count altogether, and replace them with instructions on how to reach your Public Profile, for the "logic-phobic?" XD Just a suggestion.

Well, I was looking through the rules, and I found an extremely small mistake .. so, uh, I'll point it out, if that's alright.

Where you have the user bars, the Battle Palace Champion says, "Battle Hut Champion". I don't know if this an error, or what. So, yah. Thought I'd point it out. 0.o;

» » twin: -Koumori- |bishie: Jasmine (Pokémon) |banner: Kimmi The Awesome™
» » » » i know that we'll have a ball, if we get down and go out, and just lose it all
i feel, stressed out, i wanna let it go, let's go way out, spaced out and losing all control

I cant get a smilie no matter what I do I read what you put down but it isnt helping. Were do I go to get a smilie?

Where to get a smilie?
The smilie box is on the right side when you use the normal reply (not the quick reply).
Click on "More" and all the smilies will show up.
You can also just use the Pokémon's number and put it between ; like this:
;025;
Will be a Pikachu.

Ok for starters, maybe you should go read the FAQ again, particularly the bt about double posting considered spam and a warnable offence. Seems you missed that bit. Secdondly, right at the top is a link that sayd "Edit Avatar". If you click that, then you can look through ALL the avatars and find yourself the one you want.

Very nicely done, RaZoR LeAf! There was a load of things in which I did not, realize. The part that helped me out most would probably be the part about SPAM. Maybe if all the n00bs in this place would take a look at this, they might become 'Modeled Citizens' and not be such SPAMmers. If I had the power, I'd wipe 'em all out in a heart beat.

My overall rating of this FAQ: 9.999/10 -Complete, Helping, Readable, Understandable, and all anyone would ever need to know. It clears so many things up. I just wish everyone else would read it...

Not sure if it's done already, but is it possible to link to this thread from the user registration page? It'd probably help a bit if the first thing new members saw was this. :/ Because going from everything, it's not really the case atm.